wherewithal n. ?[WAIR-wih-thawl]

Definition

means or resources for purchasing or doing something; specifically: financial resources: money
購買或者實施某事的方法與資源；尤其是：財政資源：金錢

Did You Know?

Wherewithal has been with us in one form or another since the 16th century. It comes from our still-familiar word?where,?and?withal,?a Middle English combination of with and all, meaning "with." Wherewithal?has been used as a conjunction meaning "with or by means of which" and as a pronoun meaning "that with or by which." These days, however, it is always used as a noun referring to the means or resources - especially financial resources - one has at one's disposal.?

Wherewithal自打16實際就開始使用了。這個詞由我們現在熟悉的單詞where與withal構成；withal則是由中古英語with與all合并而來，意思是with。wherewithal曾經被用作連詞，意思是“with or by means which”，以及被用作代詞，意思是“that with or by which”。但是，現代總是作為名詞使用，用來指代方法或可以支配的資源-尤其是財政資源-。

Examples

• If I had the wherewithal, I'd buy that empty lot next door and put in a garden.?
  如果我有錢的話，我就會把隔壁的那塊空地買下來，改造成一個花園。
  注：這是個虛擬語氣。lot這個詞做名詞有很多意思：抽簽，簽，命運，一塊地，拍賣品等。這里指一塊地。empty lot：一塊空地。
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• "Typically, when a person makes more money and has more savings, they add credit such as signing up for a new card or taking on a car loan. That's because they're confident they have the financial wherewithal to pay back the debt."
  --- Janna Herron, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2018
  通常，當人們賺取更多的錢時或者擁有更多的存款時，他們會增加負債，例如用于購買新車或者貸款買車。主要是因為他們有信心擁有足夠的財政資源可以償還貸款。
  注：credit這個詞做名詞有很多意思：信用；榮譽；學分；贊揚；貸款；賒欠；貸方；存款；
  當用作復數credits時，指演職員名單。

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